About the Rotherfield Conservation Area
The Rotherfield Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Wealden District Council in 2017. Inside the boundary are 30 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 29 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Denys, Grade I.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- The Parish Church of St DenysGrade I
- 1 and 2 Church CottagesGrade II
- 1-4, North StreetGrade II
- 1, High StreetGrade II
- 2-6, High StreetGrade II
- Barbers Cottage and Inglenook CottageGrade II
- Builth Cottage Builth House TimbersGrade II
- Catt's Cottage and the Catt's InnGrade II
- Cellar Cottage the Old BakeryGrade II
- Chapel HouseGrade II
- Church CottageGrade II
- Farm Building to East of HorsegroveGrade II
- Fiddler's Rose CottageGrade II
- Fir Tree Cottage Virginia CottageGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk, The SquareGrade II
- Laurel Cottage Little CottageGrade II
- Numbers 1 and 2 Chapel CottagesGrade II
- Numbers 3 and 4 Chapel CottagesGrade II
- Old Forge CottageGrade II
- Old Newsagents, Babbington House and Garden HouseGrade II
- Old Post House, Post Cottage and Stamp PlaceGrade II
- Premises Occupied by G Pett and Sons, ButcherGrade II
- Rotherfield StoresGrade II
- The Cabin the CottageGrade II
Show all 30 listed buildings ↓All 30 listed buildings
- The Copper Kettle and Mansion HouseGrade II
- The End Cottage, Old Tiles and Numbers 7 and 8Grade II
- The King's Arms Public HouseGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
- Town Hill HouseGrade II
- White Cottage, Olinda Cottage and The Old AlmshouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBRotherfield Conservation Area AppraisalWealden District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Wealden District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.